This movie came out in 1960 and it is an American historical romance of a Moabitess priestess named Ruth who is attracted to a Judean man and his description of a forgiving God. When tragedy strikes, she begins a new life in Bethlehem. It is an adaptation of the biblical ‘Book of Ruth’.

The movie begins with the life of Ruth as she is sold as a young child by her father for money to be raised in the service of their god and grows to be a pagan idolatress who is a spiritual leader of a young Moabitess girl named Tebah. Unfortunately, Tebah is being sacrificed soon to Chemosh who is a Moabite deity. Ruth then meets and instructs a man named Mahlon, a Judean artisan, to polish Tebah’s ritual crown for her sacrifice.  That is when Mahlon begins to question Ruth about the existence of Chemosh, the god that Tebah is to be sacrificed to.

When Ruth witnesses this ritual sacrifice, she is upset by it all a flees. She then endures a long life of struggles, losing her husband and being condemned for her Pagan past. Eventually, she marries again and the film ends with some quotes from the Book of Ruth.

This movie was done by 20th Century Fox and is the biblical retelling of the Book of Ruth which includes human sacrifice, pagan rituals, plenty of drama, a love story, a love loss and lots of fascinating scenarios. Ruth is the descendant of King David and this movie deals with the beauty of one of the Bible’s most epic love stories.

Here is the full movie, if you wish to see what young people, like Miss Norma, were watching at the drive-in during the year 1960.  Enjoy: